Scholarships links

The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) Scholarships
The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) offers the Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) for international students to study at Australian universities and vocational education and training institutions. ADS scholarships enable international students from developing countries to gain knowledge and skills which will help the development of their home country when they return. For information on ADS contact the Australian Education Centre or Australian Diplomatic Mission in your country or look on the AusAID website  .

Australian Cooperative Research Centres
Vacation Studentships, scholarships for postgraduate research as well as research at the Honours level are available through the Cooperative Research Centres  .

Australian Scholarships
Australian Scholarships   will provide nearly $1.4 billion in funding over five years for more than 19,000 scholarships.

The Fulbright Awards

The Fulbright Exchange Program between Australia and the US began in 1949 under the auspices of the United States Educational Foundation in Australia.

DEEWR along with the American Government provides funding each year to the Australian-American Fulbright Commission (AAFC)   to support the Australian-American Fulbright Awards. The Australian Fulbright Program offers scholarships to Australians wishing to study in the USA and Americans wishing to study in Australia. It is part of an international program of educational exchange which operates between the United States of America and 140 countries world wide.

Australian University Scholarships
Australian universities offer a range of postgraduate scholarships to international students predominantly targeting Doctoral and Masters Degrees by research. The course of study and financial support is determined by the university. You should contact the relevant university listed on Going to Uni: Scholarships at Australian Universities   to obtain further information on the scholarships available.

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Students can go to Jason   and, by entering details about themselves and their funding requirements, call up a list of applicable scholarships.

Association of Commonwealth Universities
Through the provision of Scholarships and Fellowships, the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU)   facilitates staff and students from the Commonwealth studying in the UK through schemes such as the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan and the Marshall Scholarships. 

Through this website you can also locate details on the Commonwealth Universities Study Abroad Consortium (CUSAC), 2001 Bursary Scheme.

Commonwealth Fund for Technical Cooperation (CFTC) Scholarships in Cyprus
The CTFC Scholarships are available to candidates from Commonwealth countries, to undertake a Post-Graduate Management Diploma Program of eleven months duration through the Mediterranean Institute of Management (MIM) in Cyprus. The MIM is the the international component of the Cyprus Productivity Centre (CPC), a department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance.

For further information, visit the Cyprus Productivity Centre website    

Endeavour Awards
The Endeavour Awards is an internationally competitive, merit-based program providing opportunities for citizens of the Asia-Pacific region to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia. Awards are also available for Australians to do the same abroad. A smaller number of awards are available for participants from Europe and the Americas.

The Endeavour Awards provide individuals with a unique opportunity to take the next step in their academic or professional career. For more information please visit the Endeavour Awards    website.

French Government Study Programs
The Embassy of France in Australia offers postgraduate scholarships or grants to Australian students for study programs at master and doctoral level in French universities.

For further information contact:

Higher Education Office
Embassy of France
6 Perth Avenue
Yarralumla  ACT  2600
Ph: 02 6216 0137 / Fax : 02 6216 0156
E-mail : language@ambafrance-au.org
Embassy of France website    

Medical Rural Bonded (MRB) Scholarships
As part of the 2000/01 Budget, the Federal Government announced details of a new Regional Health Strategy, which includes an integrated range of initiatives to deliver more doctors and better services to rural and regional communities. Medical Rural Bonded Scholarships   are one of these initiatives.

Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship
The Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship   was established in the year 2000 with a $400,000 contribution from the Australian Government and a $30,000 donation from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. The Fund is administered by the Australian National University through its Endowment for Excellence under the Scholarship Advisory Panel.

The Scholarship is for an Indigenous Australian to study Honours at any Australian university in politics or political science or related subjects: government; political geography; political history; political anthropology; political economics.

Neville Bonner Memorial Scholarship
1.09 Chancelry Bld 10
The Australian National University
CANBERRA ACT 0200

Phone: 02 6125 2825;
Email: cabs.admin@anu.edu.au

Primary Pre-service Teacher Awards for Excellence in Science Education

The Australian Government is offering 500 Awards valued at $2000 each to exemplary students who complete in 2007 - as part of their primary, early childhood or middle years teacher education course - one or more science education units incorporating elements of the new Primary Connections: Linking Science with Literacy approach.

State Scholarship Foundation (IKY, Greece)
Up to 40 scholarships for nationals (foreign or of Greek origin) from Western Europe, USA, Canada, Australia and Japan wishing to carry out postgraduate/postdoctoral studies in Greece for the Academic year 2002-2003 are now being offered through the Greek Diplomatic Authorities.

Website: State Scholarship Foundation (IKY Greece)    
Terms and conditions: State Scholarship Foundation (IKY Greece) Scholarship terms and conditions    
Application: State Scholarship Foundation (IKY Greece) Scholarship application